H50 · Shipping and Water Transport · United Kingdom
Port unitised cargo volume
United Kingdom: 4.9 million in Q4 2025.
- 4.9 million Latest · United Kingdom · Q4 2025
- Quarterly Release cadence
- 2 Records · 1 region · 2025
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period Q1 2026
The figure
One published observation so far. A chart follows as soon as a second period is published.
Port unitised cargo volume
United Kingdom, Q4 2025
Every record
2 records · 1 region · 2025. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Number of unitised cargo units handled through major ports.
- Measure
- One slice of Port unitised cargo volume ( form: level ) . Total number of unitised cargo units handled through ports. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
- Limitations
- Values are shown as published; StatOrigin does not revise, fill gaps or convert currencies.
- Verification
- Each value, unit, period and place was checked against its source evidence before publication. See the methodology and the corrections process.
Sources · 2 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Freight Quarterly October to December 2025 | DfT | — | 1 |
| Port freight quarterly statistics: October to December 2025 | DfT | — | 1 |
Other slices of port unitised cargo volume
- Port inbound unitised cargo volume 2 inbound
- Port outbound unitised cargo volume 2 outbound
- Port unitised cargo volume (rolling 12 months) 1 cumulative
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest port unitised cargo volume?
United Kingdom: 4.9 million in Q4 2025.
Where does this data come from?
From 2 documents published by DfT. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
How often is it updated?
Quarterly. The newest published period is Q4 2025; the next release should cover Q1 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
Can I use this data?
Yes. StatOrigin publishes it under CC BY 4.0: you may copy, chart and republish it, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and to the original publisher.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Port unitised cargo volume [Data set]. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/port-unitised-cargo-volume
"Port unitised cargo volume." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/port-unitised-cargo-volume. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Port unitised cargo volume." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/port-unitised-cargo-volume.
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